Re: Back acne

Another thing I thought of is that for me, acne is distributed mostly on shoulder blades and horizontally below that upper middle back groove. So, it spares the upper mid-back and my lower back. I've never thought about it before, but is this the pattern others have been experiencing also? That'd be interesting!

I sleep with different shirts every night, but it makes me wonder if the pressure on those areas is what cases back acne in the first place!

Re: Back acne

That is definitely likely! Also I found sometimes I get those where my bra sits, which I think is due to the bra keeping sweat and dirt trapped on my skin there. Another thing I found was whenever I used any hair oil (argan, moroccan, grape seed), it had a tendency to cause breakouts wherever my hair touched my skin.

Re: Back acne

I've had this problem crop up on a couple of occasions, and do a couple things to prevent it. Like some of the others suggested, definitely rinse your shampoo and conditioner out BEFORE washing your skin. I've had shampoos with a lot of oils in them do some crazy clogging of pores in my skin! Another tip is if you work out- as soon as you are done, change out of sweaty clothing as soon as possible, and then shower as soon as possible. As your body cools down, your pores start to shrink and trap the sweat/oil in your pores.

I also use a lesser expensive exfoliating wash (Neutrogena) with salicylic acid in it on areas I know I'm likely to break out. Never personally tried a mask, but if it's safe for your face, it should be safe for your back!

Re: Back acne

you can shampoo and conditioner first then wash your body. then your diet like butter or any fatty foods avoid that. If you want lemon juice that's my treatment for acne face and body, just put on the pimple and the following day it will start to dry then you can repeat it, depends how big it is.

Re: Back acne

I do use the Murad spray and like it. It's still too early to say how well it works but it feels great!

I've also thought about the PTR washes as well as the Murad one. While they both get great reviews, I do wonder how different they are from the much cheaper Neutrogenia 2% salicylic acid wash.. I know the other washes have vitamins and other fancies, but I don't think I could justify the expense if the only difference is additional moisturization. Has anyone tried Neutrogena versus Sephora brands?

Re: Back acne

You certainly can use a mask on your back. I've heard really good things about Murad Clarifying Body Spray. You just spray it on once a day to help reduce and prevent breakouts. Since most people use it for the back, it is made to spray from all angles

Re: Back acne

I havent tried a mask for the back, but I do buy this back spray that Murad makes. Its for breakouts and it will even spray upside down so you can spray your own back ;-) We dont all have an awesome sister to do it for us--kudos to ur sis!

Re: Back acne

This may be kind of weird, but a couple days a week I get my sister to clean and exfoliate (with a brush) and do a couple extractions for me... I love my sister a lot for helping me out

But overall the biggest help for keeping bacne under control is too cleanse (with salicylic acid), and do exfoliations every week, so I don't get dead cell buildup and then moisturize so I don't get dry and itchy.